AMLI at Danada Farms

I have lived at amli for over an year now, love almost everything about this place. My apartment was closer to the danada square and it was a 5 min walk to any of the stores here and loved the accessibility to jewel osco, Dominics (now closed), whole foods, aldi, Marianos, and restaurants like noodles and company, butterfields, cozymel, chipotle, panera, warren ale house, studio movie grille, Starbucks and DD and a lot more. Did not like the fitness center much, but the parks plus fitness was more than a stone throw away.
Winter can be a pain, but summers are beautiful, the seven gables park has a 1.8 mi loop trail and a great place to jog/​run or take a peaceful walk !!
Would definitely recommend to everyone, a bonus for people who work at Navistar, less than 5 min commute.

It’s a great place to live in. Not only the apartments are great but I love the surrounding shops, grocery stores and restaurants. Also, near to Naperville, Lisle and Oakbrook. This place is a hidden gem and also has a movie theater in a walking distance.
Sometimes I don’t even have to use my car to pick grocery, just take a small walk and you are there. If you are planning to renting, just visit the nearby rice lake square, east and west danada shopping center and you will fall in love with this place. The near by places are so happening in summers, you just don;t want to leave from AMLI.
The rents have gone up since I moved in, so I might have to move. Maintenance is quick and easy with online system and I have no complaints about this place. Parking is super easy even if you come from a late party on Friday. If I get a good deal for next lease, I am definitely living here again.

If AMLI at Danada Farms didn’t bill itself as a «Luxury Apartment Community» I might give it a 3-​star «A-​OK» rating. However, when compared to other luxury apartments in the area (such as Elm Creek in Elmhurst which I have reviewed in the past), it falls short.
The public areas in the buildings show quite a bit of wear-​and-​tear, and there are no elevators. The apartments themselves are nice, though have quite dated finishes. AMLI has been unable to live up to their 48-​hour maintenance guarantee for multiple issues, and frankly I would not expect to see so many issues (leaking window, pest control around the leaking window, leaking dishwasher, faulty washing machine, etc.) within the first 60 days in an apartment, which leads me to wonder what preventive maintenance if any occurs between rentals. The pricing is bizarre, with day-​to-​day fluctuations making it feel like you are booking an airline seat rather than leasing an apartment home, there are a plethora of initial fees, and a hefty fee for residents who would like to use a credit card to pay their rent. They also do not appear to offer a referral rewards program.
Finally –and I realize this is a unique situation and may not be of concern to most readers– but my wife and I have been waiting for more than 45 days for AMLI to process her request for temporary assigned parking due to a physician-​documented short-​term disability. To me that demonstrates either a lack of concern or ridiculous bureaucracy.
Again, as an apartment complex it is okay. The apartment homes are nice enough, the location is great, the grounds are beautiful, and there are some decent amenities. However it does not compare to luxury properties in the area that do not suffer from the aforementioned shortcomings, and which also offer added amenities such as concierge services, on-​site convenience store, stunning public areas, etc. With other reviews being more positive, hopefully my experiences have not been representative of what most residents will experience.

Here’s my update after a month of Amli living. Yay, I’m still a fan! I have to say, I’m impressed. These people really seem to bend over backwards to help make my life easier.
If I submit a work order, a maintenance person fixes my problem within 24 hours, usually within 12. We had a broken screen, broken dishwasher latch, broken stove burner, screen door off track, and a mising window blind. All of these things were minor issues that no one caught prior to move in, and all were fixed by the friendliest maintenance men ever, without complaint. Amli always sends me an email to let me know the problem is fixed too, which is nice since I’m typically at work in the city when they do their fixing.
Additionally, Amli staffers hang out in the parking lot every last morning of the month just to make rent dropoff easy. As long as I remember my check, all I have to do is roll down my car window as I pass by. Über lazy, über convenient.
The one issue we’ve had is with really loud neighbors. Amli staff promptly intervene when the noise happens during office hours but it’s weeknights when I really want peace and quiet. My fiancé finally went upstairs to see what was making these tremendously loud stomping noises and, no joke, there were 4 obese men playing ping pong. Fortunately they apologized and stopped playing ping pong after 11pm (!?) but the ceilings and walls are thin so noise happens no matter what’s going on around you.
All in all, I recommend Amli at Danada Farms for a nice suburban apartment. The location can’t be beat and the staff has been really accommodating.